Cattle livestock count heads in Italy
Italy: Cattle livestock count heads was 5.76 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.76 million
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
46th
of 196 countries
All-time high
10.02 million
in 1969
All-time low
5.76 million
in 2014
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.76 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Italy peaked at 10.02 million in 1969 and was at its lowest, 5.76 million, in 2014.
That places Italy 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.42 million | 8.61 million | 10.02 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.65 million | 8.15 million | 9.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.73 million | 7.55 million | 9.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.58 million | 7.13 million | 8.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 million | 6.05 million | 7.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million | 5.76 million | 6.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million | 5.76 million | 6.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Italy?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Italy was 5.76 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 million in 1969.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 million in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Italy ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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